What was Les thinking?
I’m a big Les Miles fan. I think he’s a heck of a coach. Good play-caller. Good strategist. But I have no idea what Les was thinking in the final seconds Saturday night, when LSU beat Auburn 30-24.
LSU trailed 24-23, and with the clocking winding down, and LSU with the ball on the Auburn 22-yard line, the Tigers threw a pass into the end zone. Demetrius Byrd made a diving catch for a touchdown, with one second left in the game. But what could Miles have been thinking, unless he had no confidence whatsoever in his kicker? If that play malfunctions in the slightest — a tip in the end zone, a little bit of pressure that makes quarterback Matt Flynn hesitate — the clock could have expired, and LSU would have been left looking foolish, in field-goal range but no time to try the game-winner.
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Les is an idiot! He called stupid plays at OSU. Fake punt on his 20 yd line. He does not know what is going on half the time. He has been more lucky than good!!!
Replay shows the clock should have stopped with 4-5 seconds on it after the play was dead. Had the receiver dropped the ball, I think the offcials would have reviewed the clock and seen that it had run on for several seconds after the play was dead. Plenty of time for a field goal attempt. I think there was about 18 seconds on the clock when LSU tried the pass play. After the game, Les seemed confident he felt he would have had time left to kick a field goal if the play had failed.
Berry,
That’s why Les is the coach and you are not!